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The Xerces Society is currently seeking applicants for three new positions, a plant ecologist and two pollinator conservation specialists. Applications are due by March 30, 2015. Job descriptions and application details are at http://www.xerces.org/job-opportunities/
PLANT ECOLOGIST: Develop and improve habitat restoration methods; source plant materials for projects; work with nurseries…

The Department of Conservation & Recreation’s Division of State Parks is seeking an Environmental Specialist II to fill the Regional Natural Resource Manager position. The incumbent will further State Parks department and division resource management goals by supervising District Resource Specialists and assisting the Resource Management Manager as well as District and…

The Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB) invites graduate students to apply for travel awards to attend a Model-based Molecular Systematics workshop on Friday, June 26 at Evolution meetings in Guaruja, Brazil. Taking place the day before the meeting starts, this workshop will feature two parallel sessions, one focused on phylogenetics and…

Daniel F. Austin, formerly of Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, and recently affiliated with the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ, died January 20, 2015 after suffering a major stroke. He was 71 and still active in research. Dan is survived by his wife, Sandra K. Austin, of Tucson.

The New England Botanical Club is preparing to celebrate its 120th anniversary by hosting a major botanical research conference June 5-7, 2015, at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. We invite you and your organization to participate! Please spread the word and share this announcement and our posted flyer with…

George R. Cooley Award for Best Contributed Paper in Plant Systematics - 2015
Each year the American Society of Plant Taxonomists recognizes an outstanding paper presentation by awarding the George R. Cooley Award to the presenter of a paper judged to be the best among those eligible. Candidates for the award…

New! Innovations in Plant Systematics Education Prize (IPSEP)Prize Description: One prize ($500) will be awarded to an educator who has developed novel and innovative resources for teaching plant systematics (broadly interpreted) to undergraduate and/or graduate students.
Applicant criteria: Must be an ASPT member and teach at the undergraduate and/or…

New! Undergraduate Research Prize (URP)
The URP is ASPT's new undergraduate research prize (initiated in Jan 2013), where up to three ($300) prizes may be awarded each spring for an outstanding, independent research project in plant systematics (broadly interpreted) completed by an undergraduate student within the last 2 years.
Prize Description: …